Apple fires iPhone X engineer after daughter’s hands-on video goes viral - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/28/16565110/apple-engineer-iphone-x-youtube-video Cant stop thinking the daughter was seeking for social attention by posting on YT like so many others do nowadays Mighty Blind contributors, thoughts on the below?
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If it was that important, shoulda told visitors about it upon getting visitor's badge. Also, where are the other monitors keeping an eye on things? Sounds like she was oblivious and filming in the open.
that's apple... everything is so called 'secret'... actually i saw a lot of iphone x in bay area, when watching movie, when dining, shopping.... many appl engineers are using them..
So what happens if someone films one of the engineers in public using the phone? They get fired then too? It looked like the guy just pulled it out of his pocket
The rules of engagement are very clear. The default is that you aren’t allowed to use unreleased devices and software in outside lockdown areas. When you’re given a device, it comes with a piece of paper that tells you this. If you’re transporting a device between lockdowns, you put it in a box. If you sign on to a carry program (which is totally optional) you’ll get told the rules. Sometimes it’s “only use at home behind locked doors”. Sometimes it’s “use in public is okay, but no demoing the product”. If you’re videoed in public using a product that wasn’t cleared for open carry, then yeah, you’re having a bad day. If someone videos you using an open carry product and you aren’t in the middle of showing off the features to them (unlike this guy), you’ll be fine. The rules are super clear, and they’re enforced really strictly. Some people don’t carry unreleased products because they don’t want to take the risk. But as long as you follow the rules, you can leave a prototype in a bar in Redwood City and keep your job.
My personal opinion is that I felt disrespected by the video. It’s one thing to have an unreleased product and let your family tinker with it, it’s an entirely different story to allow your daughter to take a hands on video of an unreleased product in the damn cafe of all places. In my opinion so many areas of blatant disrespect. There wasn’t even any effort to be secretive or hide what was happening. As a company and a collective of people I feel that we owe it to each other to at least make it seem like we are trying to follow the rules we all agreed to. I believe this type of behavior here if left unchecked can be the start of a downward spiral. Apple is not Apple because everyone does whatever the hell they feel like doing.
It sucks, but he should have known the rules. More importantly, it seems necessary to send a message to other employees, otherwise this type of behavior could get out of hand.
Very unfortunate, but no choice for Apple, it was a clear violation of policy.